Improvement in lamp-wicks



P. NOYES.

Lamp Wick.

Patented Dec. 19, 1865.

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PERSON NOYES, OF LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENT IN LAM P-WICKS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 51,61 l, dated December19, 1865.

To all whom fit may concern: l

Be it known that I, PEEsoN NoYEs, of Lowell, in the county of Middlesexand State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and Improved Lamp-Wick;and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to makeand use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming part of this specification, in whichv Figure l is an externalview of my invention; Fig. 2, a transverse section of the same, taken inthe line :c x, Fig. l.

Similar letters of reference indicates correspondin g parts.

This invention relates to a new and improved lamp-wick, and has for itsobject the constructing of the wick in such a manner that it may be adjusted (raised and lowered) in the wick-tube by means of a serratedwheel, and always be under the perfect control of said wheel.

There has hitherto been a great difficulty in adjusting lamp-wicks intheir tubes by means of serrated wheels, the wick, if supplying theflame properly by capillary attraction, being too loose to be operatedupon perfectly by a serrated wheel, the latter being inclined to catchand stick in the loose texture, and if the wick be made sufficientlyhard or compact to obviate this difficulty, another one presents itselfin the form of a lack of capillary attraction, and the ame consequentlyis poorly supplied with the burnin g-uid or oil.

My invention, it is believed, fully obviates these difficulties; and tothis end it consists in inelosing a series of loose ber longitudinallywithin a case, knit or woven, so as to form a close or compact coveringfor the loose ber, and, withoutinterfering in the least with thecapillary attractive power of said ber, form a rm or compact exteriorfor the serrated wheel to act upon.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents thebody or main portion ofthe wicktube, which is composed of a series of loose bers,

cotton or other suitable material being used,

adjusted together longitudinally and covered by acase, B,which is knitor woven compactly so as to render the wick stiff and give it a rmexterior and admit of the serrated wheel acting properly upon it, andwithout danger of sticking or catching into its texture, while at thesame time the case or cover will not interfere with the free ascent ofthe iuid or oil through the loose body 0r illin g of the wick.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- A wick for lamps, composed of a case or covering,B,formed of a closely knit or woven fabric, filled with looselongitudinal bers A, substantially as and for the purpose herein setforth.

PERSON NOYES.

Witnesses Guns. HUNT. WM. H. HUNT.

